Using Journal Articles

Journal articles and other periodical publications provide scholarly information on specific aspects of topics. Articles are generally reviewed by editors prior to publication, giving authors the opportunity to strengthen their arguments. The following indexes are the best ways for you to identify journal articles related to your interests.

Provides abstracts and citations to articles on medieval subjects in journals, Festschriften, conference proceedings, and collected essays. Covers all aspects of medieval studies within the period 450 to 1500 for Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.

Provides abstracts and/or citation information to journal articles, book reviews and essays about women, sexuality and gender in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, from 450 C.E. to 1500 C.E. Covers materials published since 1990.

Indexes

There are also indexes devoted to religion, the history of science, and women's studies that may be of use for specific topics:

Provides online access to the entire core collection of more than fifty significant scholarly journals in the field of religion. Also provides citation information for journal articles, book reviews and essays for over 600 journals in the fields of religion and theology. Covers 1949-present.